Pancakes

To make the pancakesMix eggs, flour, sugar and salt to a paste, slowly add the milk, mixingcontinuously until it becomes the consistency of paint

Pour into a flat, hot, buttered pan. Lift the pan moving the mixture sothat it evenly coats the base of the pan to form a thin pancake

After about 2 minutes the pancake should be loose. Tease the edgesand then with a rolling motion, toss the pancake and catch it again tocook the other side for approx 1 minute

Don’t worry if the first pancake doesn’t come out well, it’ll seasons thepan and they’re much easier from then on

The happy egg co.

In 2010, I was proud to be asked to become brand ambassador for the happy egg co.

The happy egg co. is the UK’s number one brand of free range eggs, and believe that hen welfare is key.

The happy egg co. are firmly of the belief that happy hens lay wonderfully tasty eggs, which is why they want to be experts in hen husbandry and ahead of the game to make sure the girls are as happy as can be. They’ve even won a Good Egg award from Compassion in World Farming in recognition of all their hard work.

They believe that hens enjoy being busy and that’s why they not only provide wide open pastures for the hens to roam and forage, but also equip all of their farms with an assortment of activities to enhance the hens’ natural environment. This includes play kits for perching, sandpits, trees and brashings. Only specially selected British free range farms are chosen to become happy egg farms, all of which are approved by both the British Lion Standard and RSPCA Freedom Food.

Recipe by Mat Follas for The happy egg co. It’s the eggs that give these biscuits a sticky, chewiness that makes them irresistible. You can replace the Almonds with 30g Cocoa or 50g Peanut Butter for different flavours

Biscuits In a bowl, mix the butter and sugar together with an electricblender, until they form a creamy paste. Add the eggs and eggyolks and mix, then fold in the almonds and flour with a woodenspoon or spatula until fully combined. Press the mixture into a greased tray to a thickness of about ¼”(6mm). Place in a preheated oven at 180°C for 10-12 minutes. The biscuit mixture is ready when it has just started to colour.Carefully turn out onto a sheet of baking parchment on a flat coolsurface. While still warm to touch, use a cookie cutter to press out theshapes but don’t try to lift them out until completely cooled, orthey’ll break.Icing Mix the butter and icing sugar together in a bowl, adding the milkas needed to make a smooth paste (It’s much easier if you warmthe butter). First, ice the biscuits all over with the plain icing, then add a littlefood colouring to the icing, spoon it into a piping bag and drawthe outlines and eyes.

The happy egg co.

In 2010, I was proud to be asked to become brand ambassador for the happy egg co.

The happy egg co. is the UK’s number one brand of free range eggs, and believe that hen welfare is key.

The happy egg co. are firmly of the belief that happy hens lay wonderfully tasty eggs, which is why they want to be experts in hen husbandry and ahead of the game to make sure the girls are as happy as can be. They’ve even won a Good Egg award from Compassion in World Farming in recognition of all their hard work.

They believe that hens enjoy being busy and that’s why they not only provide wide open pastures for the hens to roam and forage, but also equip all of their farms with an assortment of activities to enhance the hens’ natural environment. This includes play kits for perching, sandpits, trees and brashings. Only specially selected British free range farms are chosen to become happy egg farms, all of which are approved by both the British Lion Standard and RSPCA Freedom Food.

Very Berry Pancakes

To make the Pancakes Clean the berries and rinse in cold water. Place half of the berries and half of the caster sugar in a saucepanwith 2 tbsp of water and gently heat until the berries have brokendown and have become a wet pulp. Push the pulp and juicethrough a sieve to make a sauce, taste it to check its sweetnessand add a little more sugar if required. For the other half of the berries, put aside a few for decorating and then roughly chop the remainder (they’ll be going in the pancakes). In a bowl, mix the eggs, flour, salt and 2 tsp caster sugar to forma paste. Slowly add the milk, mixing continuously, until it becomesthe consistency of paint. Pour into a hot, flat, buttered pan. Lift the pan, moving the mixtureso that it evenly coats the base, forming a thin pancake. Dropsome of the chopped berries onto the pancake before it cooksthrough. After approx two minutes, the pancake should be loose.Tease the edges away from the sides and then, with a rollingmotion, toss the pancake and catch it again, cooking the otherside for approx one minute. Don’t worry if the first pancake doesn’t come out well, it’ll ‘season’the pan and they are much easier from then on.

The happy egg co.

In 2010, I was proud to be asked to become brand ambassador for the happy egg co.

The happy egg co. is the UK’s number one brand of free range eggs, and believe that hen welfare is key.

The happy egg co. are firmly of the belief that happy hens lay wonderfully tasty eggs, which is why they want to be experts in hen husbandry and ahead of the game to make sure the girls are as happy as can be. They’ve even won a Good Egg award from Compassion in World Farming in recognition of all their hard work.

They believe that hens enjoy being busy and that’s why they not only provide wide open pastures for the hens to roam and forage, but also equip all of their farms with an assortment of activities to enhance the hens’ natural environment. This includes play kits for perching, sandpits, trees and brashings. Only specially selected British free range farms are chosen to become happy egg farms, all of which are approved by both the British Lion Standard and RSPCA Freedom Food.

To make the CupcakesMix the butter, sugar and flavouring together until light and fluffy

Mix the eggs together in a separate bowl, then slowly add to thebutter mixture (if the mixture starts to curdle, add a tblsp flour).Fold in the rest of the flour until it has an even consistency (if themixture won’t drop off the spoon, it’s too thick, so add alittlewarm water)

Place a spoonful into each paper cupcake case (it should be filledto approx 2/3). Bake in an oven at 180°C for 10-12 minutes untilgolden brown on top

Remove from the oven and cool on a rack. Decorate by piping abuttercream on top

To make the ButtercreamMix the butter until it becomes a smooth paste. Add the icingsugar, salt, milk and flavouring and whisk until smooth and creamy

The happy egg co.

In 2010, I was proud to be asked to become brand ambassador for the happy egg co.

The happy egg co. is the UK’s number one brand of free range eggs, and believe that hen welfare is key.

The happy egg co. are firmly of the belief that happy hens lay wonderfully tasty eggs, which is why they want to be experts in hen husbandry and ahead of the game to make sure the girls are as happy as can be. They’ve even won a Good Egg award from Compassion in World Farming in recognition of all their hard work.

They believe that hens enjoy being busy and that’s why they not only provide wide open pastures for the hens to roam and forage, but also equip all of their farms with an assortment of activities to enhance the hens’ natural environment. This includes play kits for perching, sandpits, trees and brashings. Only specially selected British free range farms are chosen to become happy egg farms, all of which are approved by both the British Lion Standard and RSPCA Freedom Food.

Pastry In a bowl, scrape the butter into small pieces, then, whilst slowlyadding the flour, press and mix the ingredients to make a crumblemixture. Once it’s crumbly, add the egg yolks and mix through tobind the mixture loosely. If the mixture will not bind together, add1 tsp of cold water and continue to mix. Only add 1 tsp of water ata time and never more than 4 tsp of water in total. Place the pastry on a piece of clingfilm, wrap tightly, then roll intoa sausage shape and place in the fridge for 60 minutes

We need to blind-bake the tart base. On a floured surface, roll-outthe pastry to a thickness of a £1 coin. Gently place the pastry in afloured tart tin and mould it into the corners with your fingers;don’t tidy the edges yet because the pastry will shrink when it isbaked (save a little of the pastry in case cracks or holes formduring the blind baking)

Prick with a fork all over, to stop it from rising and place in apreheated oven at 180°C for 8 minutes. Remove from the oven, check for any holes or cracks and patchthem with your spare pastry. Allow the tart to cool for 5 minutes,glaze it with the beaten egg white (this will seal the base of the tart)and place back in the oven for a further 2 minutes. Remove fromthe oven, and trim the edges with a sharp knife

Filling Make the custard by whisking together the eggs, egg yolks, cream,milk and salt. Whisk until it is smooth and fully combined. Cut 5slices of Goat’s Cheese and set aside for decorating the tart.Crumble the rest of the Goat’s Cheese into the bowl and gentlyfold-in

To finish Turn the oven down to 140°C. Pour the filling into the tart,decorate with the slices of Goats cheese and the asparagusspears. Place the tart in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Checkit’s cooked by lightly shaking the tin, the mixture should be firmbut still a bit wobbly, like a jelly (it will continue to cook for awhileonce removed from the oven)

The happy egg co.

In 2010, I was proud to be asked to become brand ambassador for the happy egg co.

The happy egg co. is the UK’s number one brand of free range eggs, and believe that hen welfare is key.

The happy egg co. are firmly of the belief that happy hens lay wonderfully tasty eggs, which is why they want to be experts in hen husbandry and ahead of the game to make sure the girls are as happy as can be. They’ve even won aGood Egg award from Compassion in World Farming in recognition of all their hard work.

They believe that hens enjoy being busy and that’s why they not only provide wide open pastures for the hens to roam and forage, but also equip all of their farms with an assortment of activities to enhance the hens’ natural environment. This includes play kits for perching, sandpits, trees and brashings. Only specially selected British free range farms are chosen to become happy egg farms, all of which are approved by both the British Lion Standard and RSPCA Freedom Food.